Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1942 — Page 1

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Bfjjv Indications Kj tma To Liaht c In Decatur Hj Adams County .. ■ ' - ,- practic- . , cff H, s Despite 'K 4 .. . • ear'y Hour. (, • • .-ported m the day 30 p m : >B. 258 i L 11 B|, "|‘ ' . ||.!|>|-<| Kj the ■ t. 1- • r < , Ji >■ i < ■ b th morning, dkaclostwo work.-is r.v lat the respective , [;’-* <•« with their handful of | l! * «*■ csmJtdat.s it wan believed. ■ tried tin practice of aspuli »o:kera. at each preiminit the ■ (fort and money •inei. which they believed m favorable offices. themIi T» Pa»» < Column 4) te Bulletins Nov. 3.—(UP)—The t' ra-janda chief tay* z/ - Orn-ans hive been U^^Bce-—, cut o f lc tion <M» a- »r-.nt He 3n article m |EfiU" ' ' Acpaper 1/ M » n d the German »'• equivalent to the fc rth s , n Germany > '0 to 15 year period. IB*. E “' Cent Port. Nov 3. ■f ■’ —S 'vvcrt of a small merchantman have K"'- tt’ei, , n port to tell of r. attack m the At Th * n king revealed KT’_J "»vy today, took place ** ° W "orthern South late September. e, ’* 4 ° struck Just below y sge k. li.rig the captain ,* •’’<* injuring -’’era Four minutes later V went to th, bottom IIIIIL —— —— ’’ Nov. 3.—(UP)— ' T <*yo reports that Al|K "*• *9*'” have raided ■ *"'"' e4 " bomb■L *** Out several |K, th * ’ormer British Ther * '• "o Allied con «’ » new attack HHe W Election ■’■rns K ' ht D. l)y o. X(> . Mj" 3 * l One |K»j«g th * r,re * b * ■ ’''-a, ‘Oj

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United States Only Major Government To Submit War Policies To Vote Os People •By I’nlted Press) The I’nlted Slates today become the only major government in the world to submit Its war policies to a free vote of all the people The whole world Is watching as ccngre«s faces the nation In the ! first wartime general election elnce 1918. Candidates of nil parties are pledged to continue the flaht until the Axis is licked. But an unforeseen Republican landslide would be | interpreted In some degree as a vote of criticism against administration conduct of the war The senate will remain Heino-1 cratic regardle.wt of how far the ' political pendulum may swing t day. And llepubllcan leaders generally have not claimed that <). O I*, candidates will pick up the addl- I tional 53 seats in the house needed for the opposition party to take ’ control. Nevertheless, political obs«-rvers expect the Republh ans to add to their list of senat re. representatives and governors in today’s balloting. And the election Is heavily weighted with 1941 presidential politics. Republican gubernatorial candidates in two key states New York and Ohio—are regarded as possible pmddentlal aspirants In 1941 In New York. Republican Thomas E Dewey Is favored to win ever Democratic attorney general John J Bennett In Ohio. Republican Gov . ernor John Bricker is trying to be come the first third-term governor In the state’s hietory He Is Opposed by iietnocrat John McSweeney Pre-war Isolationism is the issue In the Illinois eenatorial campaign of Republican Scntaor C Wayland Brooks, and the New York congressional campaign of Representative Hamilton Fish. Both men had Iscdati nlst records hi pre-pearl Harbor days, and their polltl al scalps are dearly coveted by the Democratic organization. Midwest sentiment on the farm price provisions of the administration's anti-Inflatlon bill will be tested in the Michigan senator race between Democratic incumbent Prentiss Brown and Republican Judge I! mer Ferguson. Senator Brown was the hill’s sponsor Forecasts Indicate that the- Sl-year-old veteran of the senate.' George W. Norris, faces a close contest In Nebraska The most beauti.nl candidate in today's balloting Is Mrs Clare ! Boothe Luce, famous auth r. play right and globe trotter, who is conceded a fighting chance- to win a congressional seat She is running In Connecticut. In only two places in the nation ie there peace- and quiet this elecI tion day—Maine, where the people (Turn To !*»<• •. Column <> Admits Statement In Treason Trial Statement Signed By Defendant Admitted Chicago Nov J—(l'P»— A statement that four of the six Chicagoans charged with treason knew Herbert Haupt was a trained Naxt saboteur has l>een admitted as evld encs at their trial. Federal judgWilliam Campbell today permitted the prosecution to read to » Jury a statement signed by defendan- | Walter Froehhng. an uncle ot young Huupt It waa given to thFBI after Haupt was arrested and before he was executed last August with five other member-c of th eight-man saboteur gang The dfendants are accused of aldinr Haupt Judge Campbell dismissed the Jury this morning while govern . meat and defense attorneys argued 1 over adm'salon of the document - Froehling admitted on the witness stand that Haupt had told h.m hhad been In Germany He claimed (Turn Te P*Be 8. Ccturns W i

Tanks Locked In Battle On African Front British Wedqc In Northern End Os Line Is Widened By I’nlted Press The British elgh’h army hast i>:< ic-ic-il it- way ahead in a heavy tank and Infantry offensive- on the Egyptian desert. Th- battle now has 1> come a la: <l. s< c and air wur. with British fleet uidta shelling the- en -my shore d- fense* behind the- \xis forward lines. Th fierce- dusty fighting among the Egyptian satid dunes Is tn -tin'lng rapidly in fury. A British wedge that bad been driven into tin- northern end of the Axis A'am- ln Bite has b----n w-iil ned with the heavy weight of massed tanks And the British say another Important advance has bi-en made on th-- -outhern - u-l of the line A number of enemy tank- have b en knocked out In the l>igg>—t armored clashes of th- British offensive. The Italian mdio speaks of Axis l<»--es as Important l-ut claims the lestruction of mote than 9" tanks of a huge British force. All re-1 porta emphasize th magnitude of th- tal k clashes. Fighting was joined In a new Brltl-h lunge against Rommel’s main line on an irregular front nearly 25 miles west of the original starting point of the tenslay l-attl . The advancing Australians ; apparently still have several thousand enemy troops penned In a pocket against the coast, and the column that wedged them in h> now extending lt» If westward with the exact extent of the ad van---- unknown at present Many prisoners are being tak-n by the Allies And som Os them say that Marshal Rommel knows that it's do or die now If he ever hopes to win back the - hanci- to I drive against Suez Dispatches from the lighting front indicate that the Al'.l , still rule the -kies and are striking (Turn To !•»<, #. Column S> 0 launch Drive For Junking Old Cars American Legion Posts Aid Drive Fend yot-r Jalopy to war right . now’’’ la th battle cry of a fall ' drive launched in the Decatur terrltory today by the automobile j ' graveyard section of the war production board In cooperation with: 1 American Legion posts. ’’Old. worn-out cars as 'Victory 1 Vlttles' for the hungry furnaces I -f our war-tint steel Industry.' | »ald Donald S. Cummings, district chief, "and with tin- need fn scrap iron and steel growing as we move I Into winter, now is the t-tne to I donate or sell that Jalopy to an I auto wrecker, who w.ll start It on Its way to war." It is estiinat d that about 20 percent of all the iron and steel scrap being turned into weapms of war now comes from the M9M automobile graveyards of this country. In pre-war days of waste and plenty old cars might sit In the yards for months or even years Not today .for now all Idl- tm-tal must Im- turned Into fighting metal quickly St. Instead of handling st peace-: me average of about 180.000 cars a month, automoldle wt ckers are now handling altou: 400.000 a month with the rate moving sttadily upward While ceiling prices on scrap prevent wreckers from paying more than 15 to 115 for worn-out cam as junk, there Is no •'celling" on the damage a scrapp d Jalopy can do the enemy! For example, •he steel and Iron from one old car averages enough to provide the (Turn To P»g« «. Column 5> 0 — -BMPKRATURE Rf AGING tfMOCRAT TMERMOMKTBR 8 00 a- m M 10:00 a. m. — H Noon . .. <0 2:00 p. m. 42 3:00 p. m - 42 WEATHER Ceetmusd rather cold

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 3, 1942

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A monk th- witnesses app ariug at th- treason trial oi six Chicago.ii. Mrs G-rii ■ Mallnd, ab»ve one-tlm- girl friend ol th- executed Nazi saboteu.. H rbert llaupi. 1* shown as she appeared in - >urt. Thus- on trial are Haupt'* parents and two othe, couples.

Roosevelt Studying Report On Manpower i — White House Action Is Expected Soon Washington. Nov. 3 — (I'l’t Whit- House action on the man ■ jiower situation I* -xf cted in the near future. Presdent Roo.evelt is studying he first -town to earth report that itemizes one-two-three what's wrong with th federal manpower prog, am. Th.- report was submitted by th- labor management committee of the war manp iwer commission. The president Is beii-».-d r ady to follow it* suggestions for the establishment of strung central control an-l rigid conservation of all manpower resource*. Capitol Hill believe* the president soon will Issue a swe ping executive order that will put Into effect the recommendations -if the eport And Washington circles -ay thi* I* what the ord r will I mean to a typical American : worker: H- will Ik- forbidden to enlls' I voluntarily in the armed forces I vfler January 1 Instead th- wa i .anpower commission will dei-id Ii »r him where he can in.mt effei(Turn Tn Pag* «. Column 4) o Seek Extradition Os Sherrell Fellers Man Is Wanted Here For Grand Larceny Sherrell Felletw. 80. of Celina. Ohio, will in all pro'iabllity labrought to Decatur sometime this week to answer -barge* .jf grand larceny. Sheriff Ed Miller return-d la»t evening from Indianapolis, where he went before Governo Henry Schricker to arrange for -xtradition proceedings against Fal'-rs. a* prepared by prosecutor Lewis L Smith. Fellers, the alleged accomplice of Andrew Mtendering. 20. hi* brother In-law. In the theft of a numl>er of pigs from the Jam-*. Everett farm several weeks ago. is being held in the Celina. Ohio jail on a charge : of stealing chickens. He Is charged in Adams Mrcalt . coart here with grand larceny and Adams countv authorities decided ! to Institute extradition proceeding* when It became apparent that he might escape prosecution in Celina. M'lnerdtng. who p’.eided guilty to a grand larceny charge before Judge J. Fred Fruchte hers some time ago. M serving a l-l<> year sentence for his pert In the theft.

Germans Hurl Powerful Force In Caucasus Drive Threatening Russian Hold On Vital Oil Fields Moscow. Nov 3 I I P) I h--Germans are hurling tanks and plane- in lightning ao-.-ult- -gainst Russian position-, at the loot of th • snowy Cau- a*us And the Russians are fighting to p;--v. t.t a flanking move that threatens to swing behind them to the Grozny Oil fields. The German drive ha« attotliei potential danger two good mil. tary roads strike out from th- vi cinlty of Ordzhonlkldz-- win 1.---jiiast ahead of the Nazi panz--i forces. And l-oth roads i--a I ov---the mountains to Batum on th--Black Sea and Baku on th-- <’as plan. Front line dispatches -y th--1 Germans are switching at. theii forces from the Mortok s- tot to the new front And the fur> of theii attack is indicated by a report that 10 assaults supported by in >•• than 3<to air sorties have been launched at one Russian position alone. Today's news of th- Cau a*us cattle, like that of the past week. Is one of Russian retreat. And dtpatches say the Germans hav<- tak 11 an occupied point which may be Alagir which the Nazis have claimed since yesterday Alagir is oiigh- i ,y half-way from Nalchik to Ord zhonikldez, and the terminus of the Ossetian military rhighwas leading over the mountains. There still Is no definite i.idica- ‘ tion of which way the German drive Is head-d. It may be di.e ted across the Caucasus for a drive on ,11 rich Baku and possibly Hi • mid die cast, oi toward Grozny 'u theast, and on to the Capstan and aence southward along th-- >a 'al I road to Baku, or perhaps tmth But it's obvious the Germans are pinning strong hopes on the new attack, as elsewhere in Southern Russia and Red armies ar- push .ng back Hillier's soldiers In heroic Stalingrad, th- defend (Turn To Psge *. Column 2> - Sam Jackson Urges Roosevelt Support — Final Democratic Rally Held Monday In a moving plea to the voters. Sam Jackson. Fort Wayne att- rney and former attorney general of In -Ilana, urged citizens to suppoit the war leadership of Pr-»-ldent Frank lln D Roosevelt -ml Governor Henry F S< hrl- ker. at the final rally of the campaign, held by Democrats in the court hoiis* M n day night Mr Jackson said it would be very dangerous to have a congress unfriendly to the commander-ln--hl--f As proof he raid the Republican congress after the World War I. which defeated the league of nations, was directly resp nsiWe for World War 11. II- also asked : for a legislature friendly to (lover | nor Schricker. saying that th- Re publican controlled general as-em bly in 1941 almost burned down the house of government in <rd*T to itta< k Gov S- hri-ke: He called for support of the coun ty and local candidates He was introduced by Henry B Heller. D< ■ cutur attorney, who made a talk urging the election of Democratic candidates. City candidates were Introduced by Gregg McFarland. (Turn To P*<* «. Column S> 7^* — War Bond Caravan Will Be In City Thursday Morninq The army war bond carav sn will be In Decatur Thursday morning from 8'45 to 915 o'clo« k It will t»e aaeembl-si on Liberty W.«y. op posito the court hour Among the ISO officers and men in the contingent will be Curp Vernon Huffman of Fort BenJ Ha • rtson. former Deeatur youth The mec’aanlted equiptn nt Includes jeep- a small tank and other army equipment. A short program will be gtven on Liberty Way I

Secretary Knox Warns Nation Against Over-Optimism; Says Battle In Solomons “Tough”

44 Men Leave For Army Examinations Leave This Morning For Toledo Armory Forty-four Adams county men left thU morning for Toledo. Ohio, to tak- final examinations tor thC. S. army under selective service Th- original - ail was tor •?' m-n but !•> enlisted in some bran-h of service bc-f re today Leader of tin- group is Max William M-’-> r I—al drugstore employ-- A . i-tatit leader Is Jo- Vlcfoty St- .-l-. Each ha-l charge of the men in hi- ■•- sp-ctiv-- bus Others who are in tin- -outing-nt are E-rl Marcus M-t'agg. M--:l--Edward Burkitead, Floyd H") Hitchcock. Raymond Wi liam Fu- lllug. Dal- William Stalt.- la-r.-li All -I Warthman. Carl S- ham-r- --> |--h. Sim n M Schwartz. Robert I M.t-k Brad- n. Elnn-r Byron Harsh man Eilg-'to- Jo-'-ph Gas-- Otto Joseph Bak-r. Paul Girod Hendricks Amos Hugh Moor--. Harry William H- uDoliavin Lysle sprung-r. Roger .Jami» Augsburger. David Robert llalM-cg-r. Wilbert Conrad Hoff man. Willis Eberly Taylor. Chai B--:l T.mm-ms. William Carl Fel |t 11. Roger Dal- Arnold William | Junior <>■ Hiidli-ii itd. Elm- Noah Nussbaum Arnold Osterm--y<-r Robert Benjamin Butlei Allen Klsth-i Junior B- njamin Frederick Mlll- r. Arnold Martin. George E-l ward An<lr< ws Norin I A-i'lu Lose. Herman Jr Franz. L--o Mat thia- Hackman. Robert Owen Lord , Floyd Jerom-- Andress. Norbert I Anth ny He- Russell I Wat kins G--i>rg> Theodore la ngeri- h la-y il Wilber Geyer David Ralph Smith Buddie E-ig-m- Johnson. I The DI who enlisted ami their ' I,rate h of servti - Albert William \g-r. <PT G-“ William D-h long Orval Elmo Kaeser. Elisha Bo- k-'i Llttl-. Rolw-rt L-wf- Hahn (Turn To P*M* *. Column *) o . 53 Absent Voter Ballots Still Out I—t- this afternoon 53 of the -lightly |..- than 3—i absent v >t< : i ballots, voted p- rsnnally or mail-d t ■ absent voters. I-..-I not been turn «-d ill at the • lerk office Two m ill to it. - still c-.uld I- ng in more before -he 6 p in dead line, it w I- J> ii-’.il out by political lead-rs I: was thought likely th'-' a number s. nt to m--n in armed service in distant communities might not bi- re urin-<l In tint-- I was - Red that two years ago - number <f th- ballots arrived th day after ll— -l--<tion .-nd thus could not b«- counted —— o Decafur Cub Scouts Meet Friday Night Plan Year's Program At Meeting Friday Decatur Cub Scouts and theii parents will meet at th- Lin- -In school Friday evening at < -»’• !«»< k to plan 'he year’s progtim -f thorganization Cubbing is u program f-W I—> '• 10 and II years of age It has been developed after years of re «.-arch by th-- Boy Scouts of Am-1 lea to meet th« demand for a home centered pr-gram for boys of preScout age The activities are suited to the age and interests of th-- boys The den Is a natural neighborhood play group One of th- mothers, called the d--n mother, rives Interested oversight and aids th- den chief, a Seout. In carrying on th- weekly den program The Cub program pr vtd-s an at tra<tive charac’er-lnfluenclag plan of inter-gripping, leisure time activities which, through association with other boys and neighborhood groups brings to the bojM the opportunity t work with and for other boys; opportunities to share re (Turn To P*4f* < Column »>

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October Bond Sales Are Short Os Quota Late Report Likelv To Meet Set Quota (> n.be: w.i bond •d-"’ -n ' 1 am- county a- ' "I ; ' -lay . illy sa t ->f ' i H" 132 qii i’a. with on-- tn - ■ r. »:' t b<- lln hided In ' ■ ' ■>' c E * ' e - ,|i. i unity b n I staff • ■ i ■ -n.i anil mill' .'ll Mi Ca-t-m « xpr- d c-mL-iem in ~-aching th.- qu.-’a Th- I. ink <> G" n.-va w a y--f t.» l> he a If • and in vi- w -if tin- --1- ;-»n holiday totals could i> •' I - fhi- I vl Caston said. Sal-* over tii.- we-k-n I w-h-avy. and -s-p-iially on Sa' ird.y when It wa* annoum-d th- ’ on ' JJii.iiihi wa* li •• l-l I-' , h •!" count’’ - quota The Fir.-' St it-- Bank in • i < ci’: hail -ah' ot |l'-.2"1 -’•» ’ week of which app: x ina'.-l-an- n Saturday I'!.- bank -• > 155 Imiii'ls. tin- li e-' ' b-.ag f" 31 nun Mr Ca-ton ,M'li< v- that wa*n a! the final r-p >rta are in and tin- • ■ di' • for OlCHide P-• 13 * ‘ ulat«-<l by 'h- F deal K -■ rv, l-atik. that Adam* county will ■> ! gam b.- a: the h- d of He 1.-t if the state Including last May. Adams coun ty has >v. a-- ' -bed It* boa I quo', .a b month Th- (>. ’ >b- qii'i’: wa* th- largest • V.-r f Xed f thi: county Th- Nov. m'- quo-i ha-be-li reduced to 8M.871 An inu-n-:ve campaign amoni (Turn To Psge <. Column 8> Sydney Noll Funeral Thursday Afternoon Funeral service* for Sydnej Noll, whoa dea'h occurred Sat ar day at hi* home In G >ld-n Pralr:--Sa-k . Canada, u II >»■ held at thPleasant Mills Baptist church a 2 o’cl-m k Thursday aft. rn m Short service* will be held at J 3t O'clock at the home of M. ant! Mr* T R Noli, eolith of D.- «tur when- the body will Im- tak'ti W < dne-day morning where it ma) t-e viewed The body will arrive here thb everting and will be taken to th: Black funeral home. Officiating a* 'h* funeral servlcef will be Rev Ijwrence Dellinger of WlJishtr assisted by R-v II Day of Bluffton. Burial will be la th- IN-eatur cemetery

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Secretary Os Navy Announces Sinking Os Three More Jap Warships In Battle Wash ngtoo, Nov. 2—(UP) — The navy announces that our land forces on Guadalcanal have prewed thsir offens-ve west of the Mantanikau river The Amencan f.ghters made the ga<n Monday with the suo port o< bombardments by U. S. destroyers and d ve bombers. The communique rev.ted reports of damage to enemy war ships which occurred during the naval a,r battle on October 26. Under the rev.sion .the navy lists one Japanese battleth.p, two aircraft carriers and five cruisers as damaged. The previous report, tn navy communique number 177. listed bomb hits on two hattleqh-ps One of these sh,p» now has been identified as a light cruieer. By I’u ti-d I’ . -- Secret try -it th- navy Knox wmts th- Am-ric.m public to l» as <-m—rvatlv- as th- n-vy hl sizing up the ba’tl- of th- Solomons Knox empha-izes that navy cntnmuii <|ii--M bend over backwards to be accurate In reporting .1 ij .- :: -v il In---- To prove bls poln' Knox reveals that two more Japane-e - niiserr and a ill • t:i-yer w- e sunk in the naval battle off Savo Maud three week* ago tha-i th navy a fi:st report . d Tlie navy communique at thIm.- Il '<<l one Jap c u!- - and , four -I-stroy. rs -unk T -l.<y *•-- : ret ary Knox «.i> that fresh te j-irts f -.in the battle Zotl . brought i by vic- adincal Ghormb y ill |>< i -on hav-- r-vis-d tin' figure up wa d mak ng 'be -lap I .--"* till.--- - ti -.-r- and tin- d—troy : Kn ,x < oiipl- u h • • id- ■ -of offf< al - :v - ism w , !l < IM * appeal that the ; • I publanot beeorns- OV' Optan.-tb about . is He I- minds Am- lea tint <!• ■>;><■ -t-ly hard tik-litlr-g In- ab-ol The nt - *.i! in th«* S »inoin» sllll if rrmlduble f<> A l’:ii'<<l I* -- ' In the Solomons -I-- kites that a floo-l of n--w equipment, plain- and llppile- Ins pou -| Sir - the battle ton to n-tnfo n- Am--’ i.an troops i in- fron* lin-- -. -pat- i -d-l* that -in- of th- mo- piwerful Amerli.til f i ‘•*• v ■ pit t<> -•• I * J'. v *IK th<* of th«* Solomon* Th.- * ivy p th.it ihp iharln*-* <»n Gau l*h .mat hnv«* i.HUH-hwi -» . tn «»ft« !.■,%» * y.'iHCJhii Two fir.h < ii ottr* ■■ tor and wiping out a ‘tins n <*notny <lO. t ’ thru*: ng toward H nd. •on Fi»*l<l Th»* ii.iiy the -ileio ing of «'?»♦ .’tsy in teri, -by dVe ■ - - and (Turn To l'ig* f Colo.in 4) Voting Generally Light Over State Industrial Areas Report Heavy Vote Ind anspol s Nov 3 (I P) Ei lv . '<■ ■ n : port* indi 'ha' vo'ttiv will Im- heavier in industrial d «’r; '- '.‘nti anticipated In pre .!.--foii .-tima'.* However, in -.th- a- a- -he voting verv light Th- Democrats- stronghold in latke county has a heav vote than exp- 'ed an I many are expected to vote after they finish work Kokomo reports that labor unions ar- working hard to get the industrial vote In an effort to defeat Republican congressman Forest Ha ne-» Early voting was wavy. S orth B-nd anticipating a heavy run <>n the polls when defense plan’s -hang- shifts about midafternoon Most towns report voting wi'hln the city limit- about n -ma! which Indicates that moro voters are turning out than tndlrsted by expectation* for sharply below normal activity. Hoosiers are going to the polls (Turn To PM* 9. Coltuaa 3)